Still Going Strong

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2043A

Date Released

1 Aug 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Gym International
2. 2Schoolgirl Car Builders
3. 3Still Going Strong
4. 4Aussie - Past and Present
5. 5News in Colour: Scotland - Sportsman’s Paradise

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Still Going Strong. DESCRIPTION: The Ninth Grand Prix for Veteran Cars, on a Circuit south of Paris, bridges the gap between motoring today and its origins at the turn of the century. SHOTLIST: GV Le Mans type start for the Ninth Veteran Car Race in Contres, South of France. MS car past. Various ditto. Truck shot. Cars during race. Truck shot. Hands on steering wheel pan to cars. Truck shot. Car during race. MS pan cars past. Truck shot car during race. Pan car skids as it goes past. CU buckled wheel. MS winning car past chequered flag. MS winning car and drivers. MS car with broken front axle. CU MS ditto.

Keywords

Vehicles; Motor racing; Competitions; Road transport

Locations

France; Contres

Footage sources

France

Card file number

93782

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

108

Story extras:

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